AP gov unit 1 review

This system of government is all about a strong central/national government that creates and gives orders to smaller levels to carry out its policies?

• Federal

• Confederate

• Unitary

• Oligarchy

Who was the author of the Declaration of the Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

This particular theory on development of State is about people voluntarily coming together and giving consent to form a government to protect their inalienable right, which theory?

• Social Contract

• Divine Right

• Evolutionary

• Force

According to the Declaration of Independence all governments should be based on?

• power of the king

• consent of the governed

• elite class running the government

• small group of religious leaders

Which was the main contributions by the Romans to the creation of the American government?

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Participatory Democracy

• Autocracy

Which document signed by King John in 1215 create the Principle of Limited government which America applied to its own government?

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

Which type of government did the early Greek societies practice, as those designated the title of citizens were also those who participated in government?

• Republic

• In-direct Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

A political scientist living in the American colonies during the late 1700's believes it is the duty of the people to hold their government accountable and replace a tyrannical government if necessary. Who would this political scientist likely agree with?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rogers Smith

• David Hume

This system of government is about power being divided and shared among levels of government such as national, state and local?

• Federal

• Unitary

• Confederacy

• Democracy

Which of the following is NOT one of the main characteristics of a STATE?

• Population

• Ethnicity

• Territory

• Sovereignty